A 20-year-old Lebanon man is facing assault charges after he stabbed a Phillipsburg teen in the stomach about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

Travis J. Smith, of the 100 block of Main Street, got into a fight with the unidentified 17-year-old on Morris Street near the Route 22 off-ramp, according to police reports.

During the fight, Smith stabbed the teen in the lower stomach with a knife, reports say. The teen was initially treated at Warren Hospital and later transferred to St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. His name is being withheld for investigative purposes, police said.

Smith was charged with third-degree aggravated assault and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was sent to the Warren County Correctional Center in lieu of $25,000 bail, with a 10 percent option.

Third-degree crimes carry a maximum penalty of five years in state prison.

Police could not immediately be reached to elaborate on the nature of the confrontation.